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Judi Mesman awarded Stevin Prize for research on upbringing and diversity03 September 2021What influence do children’s upbringing and education have on their world view? This is the question Professor Judi Mesman is trying to answer. For he...
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Back to Faculty with Nikie Veld02 September 2021Nikie Veld is an education coordinator at Biology. Her job now mainly revolves around getting students back to the Faculty. ‘In the corona era, we wer...
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy31 August 2021This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud ...
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Marieke Adriaanse appointed professor of Behavioral Interventions in Population Health Management30 August 2021What determines healthy behavior and how do you promote healthy choices and routines? These are a few questions currently being addressed by Marieke A...
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Law and Digital Technologies graduate wins prestigious Google Prize25 August 2021Javier Aleuanlli, an Advanced Masters graduate from the Law and Digital Technologies programme at Leiden University, has been awarded Google's Diverse...
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In Memoriam professor Wim Jiskoot (1961-2021)23 August 2021Afgelopen zondagavond, 22 augustus, is na een kort ziekbed onze zeer gewaardeerde collega professor Wim Jiskoot, Hoogleraar Technologie van toediening...
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Leiden professor petitions UN to release Guantanamo prisoner23 August 2021Palestinian national Abu Zubaydah was captured by the CIA in March 2002 and has remained in detention ever since, without any form of trial. Leiden pr...
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Ewine van Dishoeck after pontifical appointment: ‘Science and religion can coexist’19 August 2021Pope Francis has appointed astronomer Ewine van Dishoeck to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. She joins an illustrious list of Nobel Prize winners, ...
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LEF grant for Semiha Aydin to pilot social anxiety treatment06 August 2021Semiha Aydin is one of the three first-generation researchers who received a grant from the Leiden Empowerment Fund to stimulate their scientific career.
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In memoriam Sjoerd van Koningsveld (1943-2021)02 August 2021We are saddened by the news of the unexpected passing of prof.dr. Pieter Sjoerd van Koningsveld on 28 July 2021.
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Eveline Crone new Corresponding Fellow of The British Academy26 July 2021The British Academy appointed Eveline Crone as a Corresponding Fellow to recognise her contribution to the SHAPE themes - the social sciences, humanit...
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Studying and being chronically ill: how do you manage that?13 July 2021Third-year cultural anthropology student Claire van Helder (24) says she can't be kept still. She has her own blog, is active on Instagram and recentl...
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Gabriel Paiuk guest speaker at UNM – Young Nordic Music Days01 July 2021ACPA PhD Candidate Gabriel Paiuk will be guest speaker at the coming UNM – Young Nordic Music Days to take place in Aarhus, Denmark in August 2021.
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Bastiaan Rijpkema appointed Professor by special appointment of Tolerance30 June 2021Bastiaan Rijpkema has been appointed Professor by special appointment of the new chair Tolerance at the Faculty of Humanities with effect from 1 July ...
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Premiere of Sound Theory (The Clouds) by Gabriel Paiuk29 June 2021In September 2021, ACPA PhD Candidate Gabriel Paiuk will premiere a new work titled Sound Theory (The Clouds) as part of the 2021 Gaudeamus Muziekweek...